LA Times Crossword August 31, 2026 Answers

Across

Confess (to)5 __ at the moon4 23-Down fig.3 Extract, as minerals from soil5 Gobi Desert continent4 Egg cells3 Avian scavengers with red heads14 Tread the boards3 Feathery neckwear3 Smitten Kitchen blogger Perelman3 Some QB protectors3 Neatens up text boxes, say8 Hangry plea6 Demo release12 Secretly included on an email5 Pop singer Carly __ Jepsen3 "The Incredibles" supersuit designer Mode4 Portuguese phone greeting3 Health retreat3 Recipe amt.3 Addams cousin3 Gambling town near Tahoe4 One of eight on an octopus3 Supple5 Paperwork for leisure travelers12 Nonprofit journalism agcy.6 Most civil8 Rotten3 20-vol. lexicon3 Karate rank3 Dallas City Hall architect I.M. __3 Part of speech that requires a direct object14 Enter a race3 Benefit4 Baking tool with holes5 Actress Adams of "The Muppets"3 Fairy tale opening4 Screen found in many a living room, or what 16-, 29-, 49-, and 63-Across can be called5

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"I do" location5 Card with two pips5 "Knives Out" protagonist5 "Grody!"3 Hitchcock film with nonhuman villains8 Capital of Cuba6 Columbus sch.3 Untamed4 Penalties for missing due dates8 __ favor: "please," in Spanish3 Indulged too much9 May, in June9 Bear who steals "pic-a-nic" baskets4 __ Eats: DoorDash rival4 Upper house of Congress6 Cell service initials3 High-end camera, for short3 Language ending3 Large cask3 Running tally of drinks at a pub6 Pharaoh played by Elizabeth Taylor9 Puzzle9 Collects $200 in Monopoly8 Class with easels3 Least fancy8 Valuable excavation find3 Team VIP3 Real or ideal suffix3 Cry of victory4 Antiseptic fluid6 Czech or Pole4 Olympic swords5 Start a tennis rally5 Neighbor of Nepal5 Gorilla researcher Fossey4 Indefinite amount3 Nervous twitch3 "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" aunt, familiarly3